Second step

The horizontsal stitches are done and I am moving on to the verticals-from right to left..

More than half

I did more of the first pass of the background stitch and am more than half way down the canvas.

Starting a new one

Today, I painted out some green and yellow designs on the bunny and then marked a border to make this a rectangular design. I started the background in a Hucking stitch using Silk Lame Braid petite. Design is PA602 by Bettie Rae Designs.

White egg

I finished the white egg by adding alternating rows of crystals with the beads. This one is in the finishing pile.

And more

I turned the canvas and started adding beads to the other end. Hoping to get the rest on tomorrow!

White on White

I finished the background and have started adding white pearls in the center of each pattern.

White egg progress

Got quite a bit more done on the white egg background,

Another egg

I started another egg for the collection, So far, just white on white.

Finish 15

I have finished the pink bunny! If you look close, you can see it is on canvas that has sparkles in it.

A pink Bunny

Started this today! A pink bunny for Easter.

Finished

I added the whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles so this one is done!

A lot more

I finished addding all the pearl beads to cover the black dots, stitched the cookie and added the red beads to the top of that and then did more shadowing stitching around the outside to create a shape for finishing.

Here and there

I finished the cup in Neon Rays and started adding the pearl beads over the black dots that were randomly painted on the canvas.

Getting there!

More progress on the cup today...should be able to finish the cup tomorrow!

The cup

I started the cup using Neon Rays in alternating double brick and am skipping the black dots for now.

Adding on

I finished all of the shadow stitching around the outside, filled in the area of the cup handle, stitched the black rim in Neon Rays and then stitched the handle in horizontal brick using two colors of Neon Rays.

Next up

A mug of hot chocolate by Nicole Tamarin, NtHC14. I have started the three rows of shadow stitching around the outside.

Spider in a Web

This was the fastest of then all! All four are done and ready to be finished!

Spooky Spider

Spooky Spider is done! I finished the background and added the single web he hangs on.

Some background

I started with one stitch and then ripped that out and this is the final background stitch. I thought I would get it all in today but other things came up! Tomorrow, tomorrow.....

Spooky Spider

Here is the start of Spooky Spider.

Spooky Witch

Spooky Witch is finished. All the background is done!

All of the Black

All of the skyline and ground is done. Just the background left

Spooky Witch

This 4 inch round is called Spooky Witch and the flying witch is all stitched....tomorrow the houses.

Spooky Bat

This one is done and in the finishing pile!

Background progress

I finished about half of the background on Spooky Bat! This is going fast!

Spooky Bat

This is going to be a 4" round for Halloween. It is a chart from Creative Needle Arts called Spooky Bat.

Final

I took out all of the white stitches in the pinecone and added the stitches back in brown. I then added the final bow loops on top of the pinecone. This one is ready for the finisher!

The pinecone

So....first I stitched turkey work loops for the cone and frogged it. Then I tried straw silk and frogged that....this is the basketweave stitched in the colors painted on the canvas.....

The bows

All the bows on the top are stitched in place....just the pinecone left!

Berries

The berries are beaded....Sundance size 14 beads in #11 for the red and 577 for the white!

Progress!

I finished the bell by filling in the two dots and lines in black in Silk Lame Braid 205 using tent stitches on the right and reverse tent on the left to get the angle. Then I filled in around it with the Neon Rays +03. I stitched the pine branches on the top using Essentials Gazelle 769 for the branches and Holly 729, Habeanero 721 and Wreath 730 for the needles. I then moved to the left and added the snow on the leaf using Sundance beads size 14 color 421 in messy beading. Whew!

So....

I finished the brim of the hat in tent stitch continuing with Essentials Whale 513 for the dark, Barnacle 515 for the shading at the bottom and Pigeon 505 for the lightest stitches. I then started the bell....the stitch is Diamond Pavillion turned sideways and I have put in Neon Rays + 03 and 43. I will finish the bell tomorrow.

The Center

I finished the candy cane stripe! Then, moving on to the hat on the bell. I used Essentials Whale 513 and Pigeon 505 in the Kalem stitch for the main part of the hat. I will use both of those colors in tent stitch for the band on the hat.

Almost....

I worked on the bottom red and white stripe....almost done....there is always tomorrow!

Woohoo!

The pink background is done!

Greenery

The leaves are done. They are stitched with Essentials, 721, 729 and 730 in packed stem for the most part. The one on far left has some tent and long stitches as there isn't enough room to establish any pattern. The gray is Essentials 513 in horizontal Gobelin.

Everywhere

More pink background on the left under the J and then more by the bell....more on the red and white stripe on the bottom right.....finished the little leaf on the top right and started the one below it. Those are both worked in Essentials 721 and 730 in packed stem stiches.

Pink & Greens

I finished the French Knot branches and one of the leaves. The leaf is in packed stem with a few random long or short stitches using Essentials 721, 729, and 730. I also did a section of the pink background by the Y and up to the bell.

All over

Today, I worked more of the pink background in Skip Tent on the left side of the J. Then, I brought the right column down to and turned the corner with the Neon Rays + and Vineyard silk. Then I moved to the center and did some of the greenery in single wrap French knots using Essentials Holly 729 & Wreath 730. The stem on the right piece is stem stitched in Essentials Whale 513.

And rhe J

I finished the J!

Almost there

I worked on the J again today.....thought I would get it done, but there is always tomorrow

All red & white

The left stripe is done down to the corner and I worked a lot on the J.

More of the same

Today I did a lot of the pink background, a little more on the J and then some of the side border.

Some of

I am back working on the left side, did part of the J, somepink background and then the stripe down the right side.

The Y

I finished the Y today....where to work next?

And more

Today was a lot more pink background and progress down the Y.

Part of the Y

More on the border, the background and the top of the Y.

More of the same

I worked on the same three areas today and had to rip some of the pink as I found an mistake about 10 rows back!

Top right

Worked on the top right part of the Y, more on the border moving down, and then more pink background.